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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



AdiMitnm continued. 



A. o. dlmeotnm (dissected)." A pretty variety, with the pinnules 

 more deeply lobed than in the type. 



A. o. Lawsonianum (Lawson's). This is a very abnormal form, 

 curiously and finely cut, with the ultimate segments narrowly 

 cuneate at the base, stalked, and distant. Of garden origin. 

 Greenhouse variety. 



A. o. mnndulum (neat).* tti. 3in. to 4in. high, frondt dwarf, 

 tufted, erect, hardly Sin. broad, deltoid, tripmnate; pinna and 

 pinnules crowded ; pinnules narrowly cuneute, rarely three-parted, 

 with narrow wedge-shaped lobes ; apex slightly crenate, and bears 

 a roundish sorus set in a notch of the lobe OP crenature. Of 

 garden origin, 1879. Greenhouse variety. 



A. Cunningham! (Cunningham's). Synonymous with A. affine. 



A. ourvatum (curved).* tti. 6in. to 12in. long, frondt dichoto- 

 mous, with main divisions again once or twice forked ; pinnae 8m. 

 to 12in. long, 2in. to 3in. broad ; pinnules IJin. to 14in. long, about 

 iin. deep, not truly dimidiate, but only the lower two-thirds of 

 the under half cut away, the upper margin rounded and broadly 

 lobed, with the lobes finely toothed and point often lengthened 

 out. tori linear, or transversely oblong. Tropical America, 

 1841. Stove species. 



A. decorum (decorous).* tti. 4in. to 6in. long, frondt sub-deltoid, 

 9in. to 15in. long, three to four pinnate ; lower pinnae and pinnules 

 stalked, deltoid ; side segments rhomboid, iin. to gin. long ; outer 

 edge distinctly lobed ; lower segments equilateral, imbricated 

 over main rachis. tori round, in final lobes, four to six to a seg- 

 ment This greenhouse species ranks midway between A. con- 

 etnnumand A.cuneatum. Peru. Sm A. Wagneri. See Fig. 27. 



A. dcltoldonm (deltoid), tti. densely tufted, Sin. to 4in. long, 

 wiry, erect frondt 4in. to 6in. long, Jin. broad, with a terminal 

 lobe and numerous sub-opposite pinnae, the lower ones distant, 

 distinctly stalked, iin. long, iin. to gin. broad, hastate-deltoid, 

 cordate or cuneate at the uase. tori in interrupted lines along 

 the sides of the pinnae. West Indian Islands. Stove species. 



dlgltatum (flnger-leaved).* . . . e erec 



frondt 1ft. to 3ft long, 6in. to 1ft. 6in. broad, furnished wfth 



tti. 12in. to ISin. lone erect 



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numerous distant spreading or erecto-patent branches, gradually 

 shortened upwards, the lowest of which are branched iiriir 

 lower pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, Sin. to 4in. brold ; segments 

 Iin. to 1m. each way, varying from deflexed to cuneate^t the 

 base, the upper edge rounded, deeply cut and the lr 

 again less deeply cut, the low one/ distinctly stalked 

 In lines along the edge of the lobes. Peru. 7 Itb i en 



Itb i generally" 



Adianfrnm continued. 

 cultivated under the name of A. tpeciomm. Stove or greenhouse 



>)><Ti.'S. 



A. dolabrlforme (axe-shaped). Synonymous with A. lunulatum. 



A. dolosnm (deceiving). Synonymous with A. Wilsoni. 



A. Edgwortnii (Edgeworth's).* This differs from caudatum by 

 having more membranous texture, glabrous surfaces, and sub- 

 entire pinnae. Himalaya and China. 



A. omarginatnm (notched). Synonymous with A. cethiopieum. 



A. exoisom (bluntly cut).* eti. 2in. to 3in. long, wiry, densely 

 tufted, fronds 6in. to 18in. long, Sin. to 6in. broad, with numerous 

 flexnose short pinnae on each side, the lowest of which are 

 slightly branched again ; segments two to three lines broad, 

 cuneate at the base, the upper edge rounded and bluntly lobed. 

 sori two to four, large, obversely renifonn, placed in distinct 

 hollows on the lobes. Chili. 



A. e. Leyl (Ley's).* This is a very dwarf, copiously crested form, of 

 garden origin, most suitable for case culture. Greenhouse variety. 



A. e. multindum (much-cut).* A handsome garden variety ; the 

 apex of every frond is frequently divided into several branches, 

 which oftentimes are again divided and crested, thus forming a 

 beautiful tassel 2in. to Sin. long. Greenhouse species. 



A. Farleyense. See A. tenerum Farleyense. 



A. Peel (Fee's).* gti. 12in. to 18in. long, strong, scandent fronds 

 1ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. or more broad, tripinnate, the main and 

 secondary rachises zigzag, all the branches firm and spreading 

 at a right angle ; lower pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, Sin. to 4in. broad ; 

 pinnules Iin. to 2in. long, iin. broad, consisting of a terminal 

 segment and several distant suborbicular-cuneate lateral ones. 

 sori marginal, roundish, more than half line deep. Tropical 

 America. Stove species. SYN. A. jlexuosum. 



A. flabcllulatum (.small fan-leaved).* sti. erect, strong, frondt 

 dichotomously branched, and the divisions once or twiceoranched 

 again ; central pinnas 4in. to Sin. long, jin. broad ; pinnules about 

 Jin. broad and deep, dimidiate, the lower edge nearly straight, 

 the upper rounded, the outer blunt, both entire or slightly toothed. 

 sori in several transversely oblong notches. Tropical Asia. 

 Stove species. SYN. A. ameenum. 



A. floxuoaum (zigzagly-bent). Synonymous with A. Feet. 



A. formosum (beautiful).* tti. 12in. to 18in. long, strong, erect 

 fronds 18in. to 24in. long, 12in. to 18in. broad, bi-, tri-, or quadri- 

 pinnate ; lower pinnae 12in. to 15in. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, deltoid ; 

 pinnules deltoid ; ultimate segments Jin. to fin. broad, one and a 

 hall to two lines deep, dimidiate, the lower edge straight, the 

 upper and outer rather rounded and deeply lobed, the lower ones 

 distinctly stalked, tori numerous, between obreniform and trans- 

 versely oblong. Australia, 1820. Greenhouse species. 



A. fovearum. Synonymous with A. intermedium. 



A. fnlvnm (tawny).* sti. 6in. to 9in. long, strong, erect, fronds 9in. 

 to 12in. long, 6in. to Sin. broad, deltoid in general outline, with a 

 terminal pinna 4in. to 6in. long, about liin. broad, and several 

 erecto-patent branches, the lower of which are branched again; 



pinnules about Jin. long, Jin. deep, dimidiate, the lower edge 

 nearly straight, the upper almost parallel, sharply toothed like 

 the oblique outer edge, 



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straight, the upper almost parallel, sharply toothed li 

 ique outer edge, sori large, numerous. New Zealand 

 Greenhouse species. 



A. Ghiesbreghti (Ghiesbreght's).* frondt ISin. to 30in. long, 

 ovate, deltoid, tnpinnate ; pinnules large, slightly crenate on the 

 margins. A very fine stove fern, with the habit of A. tenerum 

 Farleyente, but less dense. It is undoubtedly a variety of 

 tenerum, having originated in Mr. Williams's nursery some years 

 since. SYN. A. tcutum. 



A. glaucophyllnm (grey-leaved).* tti. 6in. to 9in. long, erect 

 frondt 12in. to 24in.long, 9in. to 15in. broad, deltoid, quadri. 

 pinnate ; lower pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, Sin. to 6in. broad, deltoid, 

 erecto-patent ; segments Jin. broad, cuneate at the base, the upper 

 edge irregularly rounded, more or less lobed. tori four to six 

 obversely renifonn, placed in distinct hollows in the apex of the 

 lobes of the upper edge, deep green above, glaucous beneath. 

 OioseJy allied to A. cuneatum. Mexico. Greenhouse. SYNS. A. 

 amatnle, A. andicolum, A. mexicanum. 



A. gracillimum (most graceful).* frondt deltoidly ovate, 9in. to 

 <Min. long, and 6m. to lOin. across, decompound, rich green; 

 ultimate pinnules distant, minute, distinctly stalked, obovate, 

 emargmate, or two to three lobed, the sterile lobes blunt sort- 

 solitary on the entire pinnules, two to three on the larger lobed 

 ones. One of the most graceful and beautiful of greenhouse 

 ferns ; the very numerous minute segments and the ramifications 

 of the rachis impart to a well grown plant a very charming 

 appearance. Of garden origin. A form of A. cuneatum. 



A V,?5 n f)- OV ! a ^ u . m , (Hen ! 1 . ow ' s) -*. stL 6in - to 12in - Ion 8. erect 

 fronds 12m. to ISin. long, 6m. to 9in. broad, ovate, tripinnate fur- 

 n u- u witl1 numerous distant pinnae on each side, the upper of 

 which are simple, but the lowest slightly branched ; segments 

 4m. to 3m. broad, Jin. to Iin. deep, dimidiate, the lower line nearly 

 itraight, the upper rather rounded and lobed, the point bluntly 

 rounded sari obversely reniform, placed in the hollows of the 

 lobes. Columbia, Peru, &c., 1853. A most distinct and beautiful 

 stove species. SYNS. A. lastum, A. Reichenbachii A sessilifolium 



A. Hewardia (Heward's). sti. 6in. to 9in. long, erect frondt 

 simply pinnate or bipinnate, with a terminal pinna and two fotour 

 lateral ones on each side, the lowest pair of which sometimes with 



